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Moniga language

Moniga, or Makhuwa-Moniga, is a Bantu language spoken by a quarter million Makua people in Mozambique. It is closely related to Cuabo.

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Moniga
Makhuwa-Moniga
Native toMozambique
Native speakers
200,000 (2003)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3mhm
Glottologmakh1265
P.3412

Moniga, or Makhuwa-Moniga, is a Bantu language spoken by a quarter million Makua people in Mozambique. It is closely related to Cuabo.2

References

References

  1. Moniga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online